Gutter hanger



May 17 1927.

M.r RAcHLlN y GUTTER HQNGER Filed NOV. 1.5, 1925 I j Arromv r au g INVEIYTOI? Vof the Patented' May 17, 1927.

that@ .MAX eeGeL1N;..OaBRQQKLXa n enema Heeeaa .application 'met Novembre The 'present invention relates to improvements in gutter hangers for'use with a gutter haring a beaded edge '`Onje of objects "of the invention isA to prfov'ide a gutter hanger including bar eX- tenfding 'transverselyfot thegutter and proyidedOn onenf its ends with' a hook-shaped seetion i'itting over. the bead of the gutter,

and efficient means being'lprovi'ded fdrcausing a snug engagementoffsaid hooksh'ape'd section with saidfbead` anclfor et tectivelylotking the saidhool-shxaped sectioninposition'i.' i' l"Another object yof the invention is to provi'dea gutter' hanger wherein theconnection betweenft e barflanvd the root strap is" ni'alde av -c'lip coupling, .'in yc ombiiiatio'n with si'mplefaiid etlicielnt-V `means -for 'preventing inov'ement of said ro'o'i strapV in relation'to said bar. 'Y ""ith these yand other objects in `view, which will more fully' appear' as the nature invention is better understood, the same consists in the lcoilnbination, arrangeni'en't and cfonstrnction of partshereinatter described,l pointed 'out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings', itbeing 'understood that 'many changes may bei made 'the size v:li'ndfp'r'oportion of the seye'ral parts and detailsot construction"within the scbpe'y ot the, ap-

clailms', ftilthout' departing 4 ',roin 'the spirit or sacrificing any lof the advay rages fot thev iiliviention.

the invention is ,illustrated'fin the accompanying drawings, in which :`-V f 'Figurel isaside elevation ot' a gutter hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon; Fig. 2 is a. similar elevation oi the hanger before it is applied to the gutter; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4t is a section taken on line Ll-f of Fig. 2, on a larger scale; and Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2, also on a larger scale.

In the drawings, the numeral indicates a root gutter, the'outer edge of which is provided with a bead 11, as usual in devices of this type, while its inner edge 12, adjacent the wall of the building, is plain. For supporting the gutter in proper relation to the root of the building, there is provided a plurality of gutter hangers, spaced apart O tle many possible embodiments ot ip aieaa. serial no. 65,837-' a suitable distance, each of salidhangers-in- 'cludirig ia bar 's `ection"13, which extends horizontally Yand transversely betweenthe upper edges of theV gutter, a'f'stra'p lliunderlyi'ng the lgutterftmd 'a suspensin'or ro'o'tf strap I15,`attached to the bar'l and Atothe roof. f Q Thel bar section 13'isy of inverted lUshape in" cross lsection "from 'end' to end', it includingfatop web and 'side flanges '17.- 'i This bar-is provided at'one 'otitsf ends with a nook-shaped bend v.18, ittingover th'bead of the gutter,"while oppositeendis Ybent overthe plain edge 'of thegutter, as shown atl?.k Thislastfinentioned"section the bar is provided withwatransversfe slot 2t). for a purpose 'hereinaftertobe'described. Tr The ire@ ,ena 2i of ai@ hook-Shaped bena ie is"arc-shaped,"'its ci'irvature 'conforming .to alla of 'the ,bod-y paraba 'of the' natif in immediately belowthe bead 11. The longitudinal ledges 22 of' thisA arci-shapedE secti'on are' bent `inwardly toward one"another",VL as ClearlyY shownv yinA Fig.vv 5 oi" the drawings, they embracing the strapgll' adj acent" one "oi agende. The and rif: einem@ ia "pfo- Jects4 beyond thie" are-shaped. portion 21 Yand is adapted to'v be disp" i ed i in the bead, l1` or' they gutter, as clearly'showii i'rifFigl of the '*drawings.i"Thel other `'end of the strap 121 is 'adapted to"be"eiit,ended throiigh 'the yslotl and 4:to be then downwards 'against the 'portion1.9'of the 'bar` 13." :The .onne'ction betyiieen'thefstrap 1,4.' and the 'arclsliaped portioii 21 ofthe guttenhan'ger is, preterlmade by `i`o"niiiig iii 'the portion 21 one or 'fnore projections' 23,' which 44are seated in 24 iiithe strap "These proietions and recesses are -formed yby iii-cans `a pointed tool, after the elements of the hanger have been assembled.

The roof strap 15 is in the form of a metal strip, the lower end of which is bent horizontally as shown at 25, the said horizontal portion being provided with dowmvardly extending flanges 26. The strap rests upon the top web 16 of the bar section 13, its flanges 26 being disposed in recesses 27 in the side flanges 17 ofthe bar section 13. Adjacent the outer ends of the flanges 26, the strap l5 is bent upwardly, as shown at 28, and adjacent the other f. ends of the said flanges, there is formed on the said 'strap an upwardly extending projection' 29, co-operating with the upwardly bent portion 28 of the strap in a manner hereinafter to be described. The connection between theioorf flanges 17 of the bar 13.

strap and the bar 13 is made by a clip 30, which straddles the roof strap 15 and the bar 13. This clip fits between the upwardly extending portion 28 and the projection 29 of the roof strap and is U-shaped in transverse cross-section. The freeV edges 31 of the side fianges 32 of the said clip are bent against the inner faces of the side It will be noted that, inasmuch as the clip is disposed between the upwardly extending portion 28 and the projection 29 of the roof strap, the said clip cannot disengage itself from the said roof strap after the parts have been assembled. The roof strap, on the other hand, cannot move longitudinally on the bar section 13, because its flanges 26 are disposed in therecesses 27 in the side flanges 17 of the bar section 13. Y

z At the juncture of the bar 13 and the hook-shaped bend 18 is formed a stiffening rib 33. This rib extends, preferably, across the juncture, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawings, and serves to insure proper bending of the hook-shaped portion into snug engagement with the bead of the gutter, as will hereinafter appear.

` The operation of this device is as follows: First the end 14 of the. strap 14, which projects beyond the arc-shaped portion 21, is inserted into the gutter bead, and then the hook-shaped -section 18 engaged with the said bead, by forcing the bar 13 downwards until the bent portion 19 on the free end of the said bar is engaged with the plain edge 12 of the gutter. rllhe end 14 of the strap 14 being disposed in the bead and a rib 33 being formed at the juncture of the hookshaped section and the bar 13, a proper bending of the said hook-shaped section and snug engagement thereof with said bead is insured when the bar section 13 is forced downwards against the plain edge 12 of the gutter. The strap 14 is then bent around the gutter and extended through. the slot 20 in the bar section 13. The free end of the stra-p 14 is then bent downwards into engagement with the bentportion 19, as clearly shown in F ig. 1 of thedrawings. The free end 21 of the hook-shaped section 18 of the hanger is arc-shaped to insure a snug fit thereof against the body portion of the gutter. It is to be noted that, since the end 14. of the strap 14 is disposed in the bead of the gutter, the hook-shaped section 18 is effectively locked in position.v

What I claim is y 1. A gutter hanger including a channel bar extending transversely between the upper edges of the gutter, said bar being centrally provided in each of its side fianges with a recess, a roof strap having its lower end resting upon said bar and being provided with flanges seated in said recesses, and a clip straddling the lower end of said roof strap .and said bar and thereby holding said roof strap in position upon said bar.

.2. A gutter hanger for use with a gutter having a beaded edge comprising a bar extending transversely of the gutter and pro.- vided at its outer end with a hook-shaped section fitting over the bead of the gutter,

the opposite end of said bar being adapted to be fixed to the opposite edge of the gutter, the free end of said hook-shaped section being channeled, a strap member designed to underlie the gutter, said strap member extending through the channeled end of said hook-shaped section and having an extension adapted for insertion into the beaded edge of the gutter, the other end of said strap member being adapted to be engaged with the opposite end of said bar, and coacting projections and recesses on the channel'ed portion of said hook shaped section and strap member for fixing said last-named two elements against longitudinal movement in relation to one another.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 12th day of November, A. D. 1925.

MAX RACHLIN. 

